Making a switch a Commander

stack commander name-str

Assigns a stack name to a switch makes it a Commander and automatically creates a stack.

Creating a Command switch

To create a Commander switch with a stack name of Big_Waters:

HP Switch(config)#: stack commander Big_Waters


	NOTE: If stacking was previously disabled on the switch, this command also enables stacking.

As the following show stack display shows, the Commander switch is now ready to add members to the stack.

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